Tooth loss rate from two captive sandtiger sharks (Carcharias taurus)

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:43.3.CO;2-4 For 6 months, two sandtiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) were held captive together in a small enclosure at the Lisbon Zoo. During that period, the gravel was monitored daily for teeth shed by the animals. At the end of their stay, the number of teeth divided by the number of days yielded a tooth […]